Re: [Gnash-dev] how to handle hash_map

[Rob Savoye]

Jim Garrison wrote:

> I just committed code that makes the hash class use hash_map.  Do we 
> have any way of testing the build using VC++?

  I believe all the VC++ compilation support has likely bit-rotted. It 
used to be built in using the Cygwin make, with a command line VC++. The 
Makefile are still there, but things have changed so much in the last 
few months, they'd need alot of work.

  For win32, I believe Firefox does use VC++, so a plugin should too. 
I'd prefer sticking to GCC where possible, but somehow I doubt Firefox 
uses Cygwin or MingW. I don't have any win32 machines around here, and 
haven't for a long time, so I have no idea.

  It would be nice to find a "clean" win32 developer that could take on 
maintaining Gnash on that platform...

> I think I will plan on keeping the hash class in container.h because 
> this way, we do not need ifdefs in every file to use stdext::hash_map on 

  Sounds good, I like reducing #ifdef clutter where possible. 
Simplifying the existing code is still a good improvement.

> As another thought, does anyone have any idea what the following segment 
> of code does in container.h?

  It's a VC++ issue I'd guess...

        - rob -